FORT DRUM--New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. April Bennett (left), the 152nd Brigade Engineer battalion commander, and battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Czarnecki, uncase the new unit flag, at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Oct. 20, 2018 during a ceremony marking the transition of the unit from the 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion to the brigade engineer battalion. Bennett and Czarnecki unfurled the flag to mark the end of the conversion of the unit from a special troops battalion to an engineer battalion with two engineer companies instead of one.
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Stars and Stripes -- Wed, 14 May 2025 10 New York National Guard soldiers injured in 2024 drone attack receive Purple Hearts Ten New York National Guard soldiers received the Purple Heart last Saturday at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, N.Y., according to an Army news release. The 101st... (more)
Governing -- Wed, 14 May 2025 The Surprisingly Expansive Role of the National Guard While primarily a military reserve force, the National Guard also responds to a wide variety of state-level missions some familiar kinds of missions, some more unusual. In Brief: Workforce... (more)
Newsday -- Wed, 14 May 2025 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach to get first helicopter training simulator in Northeast, mimicking perilous conditions Pilots stationed at the New York Air National Guards 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach will soon be able to safely train for a host of perilous conditions, as the base at Francis S. Gabreski... (more)